What color is #393135?

#393135 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393135?

The RGB value is 57, 49, 53: 57 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393135?

The complementary color is #313935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393135 color

#393135 rgb(57, 49, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393135 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.2% green and 20.8% blue (57, 49, 53).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 8% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#393135 color codes

HEX	`#393135`
RGB	`rgb(57, 49, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 8%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 14%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.3, 4.44, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.3, 4.61, 344.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.428, 3.324, 3.828)`
Decimal	`3748149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393135, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #393135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #393135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393135; }
.text { color: #393135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 49 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393135, #393131); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #393135?: #393135 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393135?: The RGB value is 57, 49, 53: 57 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393135?: The complementary color is #313935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.